2021–22 Greenock Morton F.C. season
# 2021–22 Greenock Morton F.C. season

The 2021–22 season is Greenock Morton's seventh consecutive season in the Scottish Championship, following their promotion from Scottish League One in the 2014–15 season. They will also compete in the Scottish League Cup, Scottish Challenge Cup and the Scottish Cup.

## Season summary

In May 2021, the SPFL confirmed the return of the Scottish Challenge Cup after being scrapped for the 2020–21 season however, teams from Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland would not be included to reduce unnecessary travel during the COVID-19 pandemic.

### Management

Morton began the season under the management of Gus MacPherson who had been appointed midway through the previous season and had overseen their survival in the Scottish Championship. On 4 December, MacPherson was sacked from his position with the club sitting eighth in the table, ahead of the relegation play-off spot on goal difference. On 21 December, former Morton winger Dougie Imrie returned to the club and was appointed as their new manager.

## Competitions

### Scottish Championship

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| - | - | - |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 31 July 2021 | Dunfermline Athletic | Home | 2–2 | Oliver 23' pen., McGrattan 81' | 821 |
| 7 August 2021 | Hamilton Academical | Away | 1–0 | Ugwu 40' | 935 |
| 21 August 2021 | Queen of the South | Home | 2–3 | Jacobs 31', Brynn 83' o.g. | 1,429 |
| 28 August 2021 | Partick Thistle | Away | 0–3 | | 3,034 |
| 11 September 2021 | Kilmarnock | Away | 0–1 | | 4,189 |
| 18 September 2021 | Raith Rovers | Home | 0–1 | | 1,420 |
| 25 September 2021 | Ayr United | Away | 0–0 | | 1,638 |
| 2 October 2021 | Arbroath | Home | 2–2 | Oliver 47', Blues 55' | 1,126 |
| 16 October 2021 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Away | 0–2 | | 1,900 |
| 23 October 2021 | Queen of the South | Away | 0–0 | | 1,093 |
| 26 October 2021 | Partick Thistle | Home | 0–0 | | 1,867 |
| 30 October 2021 | Hamilton Academical | Home | 1–1 | Ugwu 90+7' | 1,529 |
| 6 November 2021 | Dunfermline Athletic | Away | 3–1 | Oliver 13', 87', Ugwu 60' | 3,531 |
| 13 November 2021 | Kilmarnock | Home | 0–2 | | 2,878 |
| 20 November 2021 | Raith Rovers | Away | 1–2 | Ledger 5' | 1,640 |
| 4 December 2021 | Ayr United | Home | 2–2 | Ugwu 26', 84' | 1,335 |
| 11 December 2021 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Home | 1–6 | Ugwu 45+1' pen. | 1,192 |
| 18 December 2021 | Arbroath | Away | 1–2 | Oliver 74' | 1,220 |
| 29 December 2021 | Kilmarnock | Away | 1–1 | Lithgow 68' | 500 |
| 8 January 2022 | Dunfermline Athletic | Home | 5–0 | Oliver 35', Blues 40', Reilly 45+1', Donaldson 72' o.g., Muirhead 79' | 429 |
| 15 January 2022 | Ayr United | Away | 2–0 | Reilly 27', 61' | 500 |
| 28 January 2022 | Raith Rovers | Home | 2–2 | Ugwu 25', Muirhead 75' | 1,404 |
| 5 February 2022 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Away | 1–0 | Strapp 24' | 1,808 |
| 12 February 2022 | Queen of the South | Home | 2–1 | Reilly 80', Blues 81' | 1,445 |
| 19 February 2022 | Hamilton Academical | Away | 1–0 | | 1,360 |
| 22 February 2022 | Partick Thistle | Away | 1–0 | McEntee 80' | 2,345 |
| 26 February 2022 | Arbroath | Home | 0–0 | | 1,696 |
| 5 March 2022 | Queen of the South | Away | 0–3 | | 1,217 |
| 12 March 2022 | Partick Thistle | Home | 2–1 | Reilly 76', Muirhead 86' | 2,294 |
| 18 March 2022 | Dunfermline Athletic | Away | 1–1 | Wilson 42' | 4,593 |
| 26 March 2022 | Ayr United | Home | 1–1 | Blues 38' | 1,815 |
| 1 April 2022 | Kilmarnock | Home | 1–1 | Ugwu 59' | 2,650 |
| 9 April 2022 | Raith Rovers | Away | 1–0 | Muirhead 65' | 1,660 |
| 16 April 2022 | Hamilton Academical | Home | 0–1 | | 1,808 |
| 23 April 2022 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Home | 0–1 | | 1,717 |
| 29 April 2022 | Arbroath | Away | 0–3 | | 3,121 |

### Scottish League Cup

**Group stage**

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| - | - | - |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 10 July 2021 | Stranraer | Away | 0–3 | | |
| 13 July 2021 | East Kilbride | Home | 0–0 (5–4 Pen.) | | 0 |
| 20 July 2021 | Kilmarnock | Away | 1–1 (3–4 Pen.) | McGregor 16' | 2,000 |
| 24 July 2021 | Clyde | Home | 2–1 | Muirhead 63', 68' | 339 |

**Group stage**

**Notes**

* ^ A: Stranraer were awarded a 3–0 win over Morton due to a coronavirus outbreak amongst the Morton squad.

### Scottish Challenge Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Second Round | 4 September 2021 | Celtic B | Away | 3–1 | Garrity 16', Muirhead 26', Blues 66' | 482 |
| Third Round | 9 October 2021 | Montrose | Away | 0–0 (4–2 pen.) | | 476 |
| Quarter-final | 1 December 2021 | Queen of the South | Away | 1–2 | Lithgow 86' | 525 |

### Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Third Round | 7 December 2021 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Away | 1–1 (5–4 pen.) | Muirhead 42' | 700 | |
| Fourth Round | 22 January 2022 | Motherwell | Away | 1–2 (aet.) | Muirhead 105' | 4,735 | |

### Team Statistics

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 50 | |
| 6 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 42 | |
| 7 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 40 | |
| 8 | Ayr United | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 39 | |
| 9 | Dunfermline Athletic (R) | 36 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 35 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |

**League Cup table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | KIL | STR | GMO | EKI | CLY |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kilmarnock | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 8 | Qualification for the second round | — | 2–1 | p1–1 | — | — |
| 2 | Stranraer | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | | — | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | — |
| 3 | Greenock Morton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 6 | | — | — | — | p0–0 | 2–1 |
| 4 | East Kilbride | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | | 3–0 | — | — | — | 2–2p |
| 5 | Clyde | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 | | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | — | — |

* 1 2 3 4 Greenock Morton's score written first
* ↑ Stranraer were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Greenock Morton, who were unable to raise a team after a COVID-19 outbreak among players and staff.
* ↑ East Kilbride were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Kilmarnock, who fielded an ineligible player. The match had originally finished 2–0 to Kilmarnock.
